
- Toyota and Lexus will reveal not less than two new high-performance automobiles later this weeokay
Toyota and its Lexus luxurious division plan to unveil a pair of latest sports activities automobiles later this week. One in every of them we’ve got identified to count on for some time. The opposite is a pleasing shock.
The corporate launched a shadowy teaser picture of three fashions alongside a word asking followers to tune in for a reside reveal on Dec. 4.
The mannequin within the entrance of the body seems to be one we’ve seen in idea kind earlier than. The Toyota GR GT debuted on the auto present circuit as early as 2022. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda not too long ago hinted that it’s going to turn into a manufacturing automotive quickly, and may even kick off a brand new GR high-performance sub-brand that will get its personal house in some Toyota dealerships.
Behind and to its proper sits what may very well be a track-only model of the identical automotive.
Behind and to its left sits the shock.
The teaser picture appeared on a Lexus web site used for speaking with the media, so we assume it is a Lexus mannequin primarily based on the identical platform. Its sinuous form barely recollects the Lexus Sport Idea revealed in October, although this mannequin appears to sit down decrease.
Its lengthy hood, fastback kind issue, and curvaceous form distinction fantastically with angular lights stretched large throughout the rear.
That lengthy hood may trace at a sizeable engine beneath. A current trade rumor has Toyota engaged on a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8. Paired with hybrid motors for a burst of low-end acceleration, that’s a components for supercar efficiency.
If that’s the case, it may very well be the primary Lexus halo automotive for the reason that LFA went out of manufacturing greater than a decade in the past.
